Seize the early lead.

I've observed that during the Lakers' playoff series against both
Denver and Utah so far, the team that jumps out to an early lead wins
the game...even if the opposing team succeeds in erasing most of the
deficit or even tying the score sometime during the middle of the
game.

If the Lakers want to win this series, I think it's imperative to
seize the early lead because so far, nobody in the series they've
played has had much success in coming from behind to win.